FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Nine members of the New England Revolution Under-18 team have announced their commitments to college soccer programs, which they’ll join this summer ahead of the Fall 2015 semester.
"We look forward to seeing the continued development of our Academy graduates at the collegiate level," Revolution director of youth development Bryan Scales said. "They have all done an exemplary job representing the New England Revolution, and I know that they'll be successful at these universities both on and off the field."
Six Academy graduates are set to attend universities in New England, while all nine will remain in the northeast. Two players are set to attend 2014 NCAA College Cup semifinalists Providence College, including UnitedHealthcare Youth Player of the Year, Zach Herivaux.
The nine players who have already announced their commitments are:
Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) – Syracuse University
Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.) – University of New Hampshire
Derek Blanchette (Scituate, R.I.) – Bryant University
Suri Chavali (Brookline, Mass.) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Zach Herivaux (Brookline, Mass.) – Providence College
Guy Kabala (Manchester, N.H.) – Providence College
Amadu Kunateh (Lynn, Mass.) – Dartmouth College
Matt Morana (Shrewsbury, Mass.) – Lehigh University
Dylan Mott (Andover, Mass.) – Columbia University
Additional Under-18 players are expected to finalize their collegiate commitments in the coming months.
Currently training during their winter break, the Revolution Academy U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams will return to game action on Saturday, March 7 when they host Seacoast United at Gillette Stadium.
